Civility in Politics: Is There Hope? - The Institute of Politics Institute of Politics directors discuss how the political conversation has changed over the last three decades and posit ideas for what the future may hold. A conversation with Dan Glickman, Jim Leach, Jeanne Shaheen, Jonathan Moore, Phil Sharp and Trey Grayson (moderator) CollectionAuthor(s): No creator set

Kanu O Ka Aina Learning Ohana Kanu o ka 'Aina teaches the young and old about the sustainable traditions of the Hawaiian people while instilling a sense of pride and responsibility. See how heritage and modern life are blended into a rich, community-driven education system. (1:59)Author(s): No creator set

Darkling beetle Beetles also have two pairs of wings and can fly very short distances. The beetle is a great representative of the insects, as all the major parts are easily identifiable.Author(s): No creator set

An Introduction to Togitsu, Japan A Japanese college student introduces her hometown, Togitsu, Japan, in this selection. The selection contains a slide show of photos with narration provided by the student. ( 3:36)Author(s): No creator set

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PAC-12 Fitness Challenge - OSU Baseball Join Beaver baseball players in the PAC-12 Best of the West Fitness challenge. Log your minutes at http://www.facebook.com/Pac12BestoftheWestFitnessChallengeAuthor(s): No creator set

Miłosz: Made in America Annual Copernicus Lecture in the Zell Visiting Writers Series. A conversation with Robert Hass, poet and Distinguished Chair of Poetry and Poetics, University of California, Berkeley; Robert Pinsky, writer, Slate poetry editor, and professor of creative writing, Boston University; and Lillian Vallée, poet and translator. With Bogdana Carpenter, professor emerita of Slavic languages and literatures, U-M; and Benjamin Paloff, assistant professor of Slavic languages and literatures and comparativeAuthor(s): No creator set

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Jumping Genes - their impact on disease under study Jumping genes are the focus of Wenfeng An, assistant professor in the WSU School of Molecular Biology. These genes, which are able to multiply and move to different genomic locations, are responsible for a wide variety of genetic outcomes, ranging from the rainbow hues seen in Indian corn to sporadic cases of colon cancer or hemophilia A. An is specifically studying how this L1 insertion (long interspersed elements type 1) is regulated in germ cells such as spermatozoa.Author(s): No creator set

Spirit of Children Brings Halloween Fun to Diamond Children's In celebration of the season, the Spirit of Children program hosted a Halloween party for patients at Diamond Children's Medical Center. Volunteers treated the young patents and their families to pumpkin painting, costume parades and Halloween-themed games and crafts.Author(s): No creator set

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The Multilingual Classroom This 14 minute British video shows the techniques that are used to teach students how to teach English from students from a variety of countries. The videos shows a variety of strategies to support English Language Learners. A good video for all ESL teachers to view.Author(s): No creator set

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Markets rally as Greece backs down Nov 3 - Wall Street had its best gains in a week as Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou backed down from a vote that could have thrown global financial markets into a tailspin. Conway G. Gittens reports.Author(s): No creator set

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The Castle by Edwin Muir (poetry reading) Your enemy might not fight fair, so don't be too complacent. All it takes to defeat you is for someone you trust to be corruptible.
The paintings are just to provide atmosphere. The first is Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland. The second by Diego Rivera shows Cortez taking a bribe.
Photograph of Edwin Muir was by Mark Gerson:
http://www.npgprints.com/image/404606/mark-gerson-edwin-muir
All through that summer at ease we lay,
And daily from the turret wall
We watched the mowers in the hayAuthor(s): No creator set

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CRM: Making it work CRM, customer relationship management, promised more loyal customers and much more profit for companies. Yet it has often failed to deliver the expected return from the substantial investment required. Stan Maklan describes ways to make CRM successful so that it is a win-win; a win for the customer and a win for the company.Author(s): No creator set